Albion, Ill., man faces up to 30 years in prison for sexual assault

An Albion, Ill., man faces up to 30 years in prison after being found guilty Monday of sexually assaulting a female relative under age 13.

Matthew W. Martin, 41, was found guilty Monday afternoon following a one-day bench trial before Circuit Judge David Frankland in Edwards County Circuit Court. Martin ruled guilty of two Class-X felony charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault and two Class-1 felony charges of predatory criminal sexual abuse. On the most serious of the charges, the Class-X felonies, Martin faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced on June 21.

A local butcher, Martin has been in custody under $500,000 bond since his arrest in December. Police said the unlawful sexual conduct occurred between 2005 and 2012.

Martin remains in the White County Jail at Carmi, Ill., pending sentencing.